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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (Commitment Obligations) (Details) (USD $)
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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| Commitments [Member] | |||
| Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] | |||
| Commitment amount, inflation factor for North America |
2.40%lyv_CommitmentAmountInflationFactorForNorthAmerica / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_CommitmentsMember |
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| Commitment amount, inflation factor for United Kingdom |
3.30%lyv_CommitmentAmountInflationFactorForUnitedKingdom / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_CommitmentsMember |
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| Commitment amount, inflation factor for the Netherlands |
1.80%lyv_CommitmentAmountInflationFactorForNetherlands / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_CommitmentsMember |
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| Minimum rentals to be received in future years under non-cancelable subleases |
$ 70.5us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueFutureMinimumSubleaseRentals / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_CommitmentsMember |
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| Rent expense |
155.7us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_CommitmentsMember |
162.6us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_CommitmentsMember |
145.2us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_CommitmentsMember |
| Rent expense, contingent rentals |
28.9us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseContingentRentals / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_CommitmentsMember |
46.5us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseContingentRentals / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_CommitmentsMember |
30.0us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseContingentRentals / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_CommitmentsMember |
| Property Lease Guarantee [Member] | |||
| Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] | |||
| Guarantor obligations, maximum exposure, undiscounted |
20.0us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsMaximumExposure / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_PropertyLeaseGuaranteeMember |
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| Guarantor obligations, scheduled future minimum rentals per year, for the next five years |
1.6lyv_GuarantorObligationsScheduledFutureMinimumRentalsPerYearForNextFiveYears / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_PropertyLeaseGuaranteeMember |
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| Guaranteed Debt of Third Parties [Member] | |||
| Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] | |||
| Guarantor obligations, balance |
$ 13.1us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsCurrentCarryingValue / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_IndirectGuaranteeOfIndebtednessMember |
$ 13.3us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsCurrentCarryingValue / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_IndirectGuaranteeOfIndebtednessMember |
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The inflation factor used for the Netherlands to estimate commitment amounts for non-cancelable operating leases and non-cancelable contracts which stipulate an increase in the commitment amount based on an inflationary index. No definition available.
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The inflation factor used for North America to estimate commitment amounts for non-cancelable operating leases and non-cancelable contracts which stipulate an increase in the commitment amount based on an inflationary index. No definition available.
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The inflation factor used for the United Kingdom to estimate commitment amounts for non-cancelable operating leases and non-cancelable contracts which stipulate an increase in the commitment amount based on an inflationary index. No definition available.
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The scheduled future minimum rentals for the lease agreement, per year, for the next five years. No definition available.
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- Definition
The current carrying amount of the liability for the freestanding or embedded guarantor's obligations under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Contractually required future rental payments receivable on noncancelable subleasing arrangements. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The increases or decreases in lease payments that result from changes occurring after the inception of the lease in the factors (other than the passage of time) on which lease payments are based, except that any escalation of minimum lease payments relating to increases in construction or acquisition cost of the leased property or for increases in some measure of cost or value during the construction or preconstruction period, are excluded from contingent rentals. Contingent rentals also may include amounts for which the triggering events have not yet occurred or the specified targets for which have not yet been achieved (such as sales based percentage rent), but which events are considered probable of occurring or which specified targets are considered probable of being achieved. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Rental expense for the reporting period incurred under operating leases, including minimum and any contingent rent expense, net of related sublease income. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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